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Private property did not start with the creation of
the society and therefore in time it will disappear.

When people have higher causes, private property

will not be interesting any more. This is something that

the man has in his genes.
Think of a sportsman winning a gold medal at the

Olympic Games. Now imagine someone approaches him

after he has been awarded the medal and the anthem has
been played and offers to buy the medal from him. At

some point, money is not important even today. Money is

not part of the human genetics. Higher causes will appear
when the social development reaches higher level. More

developed collective awareness will engender necessity for

a higher cause.

Historically, religion has contributed considerably
towards preventing anarchy that could play havoc in the

society. However, the influence of religion today is not the

same as in the past. Its effect upon society today is very

small. The existence of various religions is a problem in
itself. Various religions feed on the division of the world;

then there is the division between rich and poor countries

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